My interest in Birr (your county) is that I think my granda may have dirtied his bib there around 1912. I'm hot on the trail. I am still lacking an ODC in my family history and I think I may be on to something here.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Irish Times article. I am a musician, but spent many a year writing for newspapers. Thnx for the link!

Thank you, too, for dropping by the Barack Obama birthday entry at Carolina On My Mind. The blog is posted at the Carolina site, as well as Clay Aiken's fan club; and there are some impressed readers in both places.

Great to meet "the real Stephen Neill"! I love the "No One as Irish" song and have posted links in previous blogs about Barack Obama.

Who am I?

Irish Anglican Priest recently moved to a new parish - Based in Celbridge, Co. Kildare but with some parts of Co. Dublin within the parish boundaries - Husband of one wife and father of one son - Opinionated and occasionally troublesome